| Monthly Medians | DEC 2019 | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| South African Composite | 1.06% | 7.87% |
| HedgeNews Africa Composite | 1.14% | 7.83% |
Van den Berg progresses with long/short
Hannes van den Berg has made good progress with the new Investec Long-Short Equity Hedge Fund, which went live in March 2019
Empiric builds market-neutral track record
Data-driven investment firm Empiric Capital is close to a two-year track record with its South African strategy, which added a net 11.29% last year
Senqu reaches three-year mark
Global mandate underpins successful year in long/short equity for Carew and Crawford
Ashton bets on business winners
Former Anchor Capital CIO Sean Ashton makes solid gains with global mandate
Fund of Funds Table
Single-Manager Tables
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Senqu reaches three-year mark
Global mandate underpins successful year in long/short equity for Carew and Crawford
Miltenberg optimistic on Africa
Philippe Koch believes 2020 provides a compelling entry point for investors across the continent, and he is cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the next few years
Industry Research
Africa indices end 2019 mainly in the red
MSCI FM Africa Index gains 5.26% in 2019
Savvy Investor awards: The best white papers of 2019
The Savvy Investor Awards 2019 celebrate the best investment and pensions papers from the last twelve months
The Reading Room
Hedge fund ESG activism helps managers drive change
Activists are driving shareholder value through changes at the board level
Hedge funds vs taking money offshore
Local hedge funds can play a valuable risk management role in South African’s challenging investment environment, writes Cornelius Zeeman at Fairtree
Interviews
Ashton bets on business winners
Former Anchor Capital CIO Sean Ashton makes solid gains with global mandate
Fairtree Foundation invests in upliftment
Fairtree Capital, together with its partners who are actively engaged in social upliftment, has extended its investment reach into underprivileged communities by establishing the...
People Moves
Strong start for Graphite Asset Advisory
Graphite Asset Advisory, headed up by ex-Alpha CIO Jacques du Plessis, has had a strong start with its discretionary fund management (DFM) business, attracting...
Cheesman joins Protea as senior analyst
Ex-Investec man to support founder and fund manager Jean Pierre Verster, who manages a range of long/short portfolios and segregated mandates